: Includes tools like MATLAB Builder EX (for Excel) and MATLAB Builder NE (for .NET) to share applications as standalone components. R2009 in review » MATLAB Community - MathWorks Blogs
: A major language update allowed the use of the tilde symbol to ignore specific inputs or outputs in function calls, simplifying code structure.
: Windows XP (SP2 or SP3), Windows Vista (SP1 or SP2), and it was the first release to fully support Windows 7 .
: Approximately 1.5 GB for MATLAB alone, though a full installation with toolboxes may require significantly more. Key Professional Toolboxes
MATLAB Release 2009b (version 7.9) represents a significant milestone in technical computing, bridging the gap between legacy environments and modern 64-bit multi-core processing. This professional version, often distributed via ISO disk images , remains a critical legacy tool for researchers and engineers maintaining code from the late 2000s.
: This release allowed users to search, download, and upload files to the MATLAB File Exchange community directly from the desktop. System Requirements for Windows (2009 PC)
: Renamed from "Current Directory," it added the ability to view file hierarchies and search within subfolders directly from the interface.